题目内容
根据短文内容，从短文后的选坝中选出能項入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Gold fever In 1848,when gold was discovered in California,John Sutter was already one of the wealthiest people in America. 36 Sutter built a fort(要塞) there,and soon he had 12 ,000 head of cattle (牛) and hundreds of workers.
By the mid-1840s,more and more Americans were coming to California. 37 He saw them as part of his new Aiwgdom (王国) .However,he had no idea that this would destroy his dream some day.
At the beginning of 1848,Sutter sent James Marshall and about twenty men to the American River to build a sawmill. 38 Later he wrote, “I reached my hand down and picked it up; it made my heart beat fast,for I was certain it was gold."
39 Hundreds of thousands of people,almost all of them men,began to prepare for the journey west. They said their goodbyes and tried to take a chance on gold: a year of pain in return for a lifetime of riches. They were called “Forty-Niners” because they left home in 1849.
40 Sutter did not have gold fever. He wanted an agricultural kingdom and refused to give up his dream. In the new California,he was simply in the way. The Forty-Niners destroyed his crops and pulled down his fort for the building materials. In the end,he was very sad and left California.
A. Sutter welcomed the newcomers.
B. A few films were made about the story of John Sutter.
C. He was a European and moved to California in 1839.
D. However,few people believed the discovery was a fact.
E. The news soon spread to every village and town.
F. By the end of 1850,Sutter's kingdom completely broke down.
G. It was nearly complete when something unusual caught Marshall's eyes.
36. C. 由该空后的 Sutter built a fort there可知，前面是说他在美国的情况，故选C项。
37. A. 由该空后的 He saw them as part of his new kingdom 可知，Sutter 非常 欢迎那些来的人，故选A项。
38. G。由该空后James Marshall所说的 话可知，G项内容符合此处if境。
something unusual 就是指金子。
39. E。由该空后的 Hundreds of thousands of people ... began to prepare for the journey west可知，发现了这一消息很快传遍了各地，故选E项。
40. F。由该空后的内容可知，Sutter的梦想最终破灭了，F项是该段的主题句。
